Latest Ozil Podcast Episodes
Mozilla’s IRL podcast is a Shorty Awards finalist - we need your help to win!
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - April 19, 2024 16:51 - 46 seconds ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsWe’re excited to share that Mozilla's IRL podcast is a Shorty Awards finalist in the Science and Technology Podcast category! If you enjoy IRL you can show your support by voting for us. The Shorty Awards recognizes great content by brands, agencies and nonprofits. It’s really an honor to be ab...
The Art of AI
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - December 05, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsFrom Hollywood to Hip Hop, artists are negotiating new boundaries of consent for use of AI in the creative industries. Bridget Todd speaks to artists who are pushing the boundaries. It’s not the first time artists have been squeezed, but generative AI presents new dilemmas. In this episode: a m...
Lend Me Your Voice
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - November 21, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsBig tech’s power over language, means power over people. Bridget Todd talks to AI community leaders paving the way for open voice tech in their own languages and dialects. In this episode: AI builders and researchers in the US, Kenya and New Zealand who say the languages computers learn to reco...
Crash Test Dummies
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - November 07, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsWhy does it so often feel like we’re part of a mass AI experiment? What is the responsible way to test new technologies? Bridget Todd explores what it means to live with unproven AI systems that impact millions of people as they roll out across public life. In this episode: a visit to San Fran...
The Humans in the Machine
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - October 24, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsThey’re the essential workers of AI — yet mostly invisible and exploited. Does it have to be this way? Bridget Todd talks to data workers and entrepreneurs pushing for change. Millions of people work on data used to train AI behind the scenes. Often, they are underpaid and even traumatized by w...
With AIs Wide Open
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - October 10, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsAre today’s large language models too hot to handle? Bridget Todd digs into the risks and rewards of open sourcing the tech that makes ChatGPT talk. In their competitive rush to release powerful LLMs to the world, tech companies are fueling a controversy about what should and shouldn’t be open ...
We’re Back! IRL Season 7: People Over Profit
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - September 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsThis season, IRL host Bridget Todd meets people who are balancing the upsides of artificial intelligence with the downsides that are coming into view worldwide. Stay tuned for the first of five biweekly episodes on October 10! IRL is an original podcast from the non-profit Mozilla.
Bonus Episode
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - April 19, 2023 00:39 - 52 seconds ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsWe have good news to share. IRL: Online Life is Real Life has been nominated for two Webby Awards: one for Public Service and Activism and another for Technology. We need your help. We’d love it if you could go to the links below and vote for us. It’s quick and easy! Voting ends on Thursday,...
The AI Medicine Cabinet
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - September 12, 2022 07:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsLife, death and data. AI’s capacity to support research on human health is well documented. But so are the harms of biased datasets and misdiagnoses. How can AI developers build healthier systems? We take a look at a new dataset for Black skin health, a Covid chatbot in Rwanda, AI diagnostics in...
The Truth is Out There
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - August 29, 2022 07:05 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsMurky political groups are exploiting social media systems to spread disinformation. With important elections taking place around the world this year, who is pushing back? We meet grassroots groups in Africa and beyond who are using AI to tackle disinformation in languages and countries underser...
AI from Above
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - August 15, 2022 07:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsAn aerial picture can tell a thousand stories. But who gets to tell them? From above the clouds, our world is surveilled and datafied. Those who control the data, control the narratives. We explore the legacy of spatial apartheid in South Africa’s townships, and hear from people around the world...
When an Algorithm is Your Boss
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - August 01, 2022 07:05 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsGig workers around the world report directly to algorithms in precarious jobs created by secretive corporations. We take you to the streets of Quito, Ecuador where delivery workers are protesting against artificial intelligence, and we hear solutions from people in several countries on how to au...
The Tech We Won’t Build
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - July 18, 2022 04:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsWhere should tech builders draw the line on AI for military or surveillance? Just because it can be built, doesn’t mean it should be. At what point do we blow the whistle, call out the boss, and tell the world? Find out what it’s like to sound the alarm from inside a big tech company. Laura Nol...
Introducing IRL Season 6: AI in Real Life
IRL: Online Life is Real Life - July 05, 2022 07:05 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 429 ratingsAI is everywhere now. It’s part of healthcare, social media, maps, and even killer robots. But who has power over AI? And who is shifting that power? Join IRL’s new host, Bridget Todd, as she talks to technology builders and policy folks from around the world who are developing more trustworthy ...
#126: Hyper-Realistic Detailed Emoji Mouth (Persevering Face)
Emojidrome - December 06, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsOur Patrons spoke. We listened. Thus came the "Persevering Face" emoji. May the Lord forgive us all. Follow along here: https://emojipedia.org/persevering-face/ Find us on Twitter: @emojidrome, @sylvibullet (Sylvia), and @cursegoat (Morgan). Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/emojidrome
#125: What The Dog Doin'? (Dog Face)
Emojidrome - November 30, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsThis week, we definitively find out what the dog doin' with the "Dog Face" emoji! Along the way we get Sylvi's Return of the Jedi, Garfield chat, creepypasta Funko Pops, and "Dote Up A Cat," for some ungodly reason. We praise a tail so you don't have to. Follow along here: https://emojipedia.or...
#124: Cephalopod Thigh Highs (Squid)
Emojidrome - September 27, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsFrom a sour bottle baby squid with eyes the size of baby squids. Follow along here: https://emojipedia.org/squid/ Find us on Twitter: @emojidrome, @sylvibullet (Sylvia), and @cursegoat (Morgan). Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/emojidrome
#123: Faces of Evil (Emoji 14.0 Prototypes)
Emojidrome - August 31, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsIt's the most wonderful time of the year! That's right - time to argue about holiday songs and discuss Emoji 14.0 prototypes! Nasty faces, random objects, and a cuckold troll lie in wait for our favorite annual event, but will any of these emoji find proper uses? Probably not, but we have fun an...
#122: Dr. Manhattan Soyface (Face Screaming in Fear)
Emojidrome - August 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsAhhhh!! That's the sound we make when discussing the "Face Screaming in Fear" emoji! This Patreon Pick immediately throws the show into chaos - which of these frightful faces is straight out of an art gallery, and which one is receiving the most dread-inducing dome? Stay tuned for "Lights, Camer...
#121: Boss Fetus (T-Rex)
Emojidrome - August 09, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsMuch like the dinosaurs of We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story......we're back! Follow along here: https://emojipedia.org/t-rex/ Follow us on Twitter: @emojidrome, @sylvibullet (Sylvia), and @cursegoat (Ryan) Find us on Patreon: patreon.com/emojidrome
#120: Fencing Pride Flag (Person Fencing)
Emojidrome - June 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsOn this week's Emojidrome, we prove we have absolutely nothing of value to contribute to Pride discourse. Follow along here: https://emojipedia.org/person-fencing/ Follow us on Twitter: @emojidrome, @sylvibullet (Sylvia), and @cursegoat (Ryan). Find us on Patreon: patreon.com/emojidrome
#119: Emojidrome Origins (Elf)
Emojidrome - May 31, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsThis time on Emojidrome, we give the "Elf" emoji a good shot but eventually implode under the psychic weight of bad villain origin films. Stay tuned for Raytheon wolves, femboy chronologies, Roman Reigns daddy behavior, Skullet Pencilhead, and more! Disney please hire us. Follow along here: htt...
#118: Slimer Snapchat POV (Framed Picture)
Emojidrome - May 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsEmojidrome finally becomes art with the "Framed Picture" emoji! Which of these precious paintings would we hang in our home, and which ones would age in our stead? Which of them is your screensaver, and how many of them are actually a nasty photo from a rowdy ghost? Stayed tuned for protein spre...
#117: Scorpomania (Scorpion)
Emojidrome - April 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsOn our new episode, we cover this week's hottest cinema sensation: Zack Snyder's Justice League. Wait, Godzilla vs. Kong? What the hell is that? Oh. Never mind then. Hope you enjoy the "Scorpion" emoji talk instead. Follow along here: https://emojipedia.org/scorpion/ Follow us on Twitter: @emo...
#116: Nonstop Nut Nmarch (Doughnut)
Emojidrome - March 28, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsThis week, we go down the rabbit hole for "Doughnut" holes. Which of these 'nuts is most delectable, and which one has some questionable toppings? Which of them is getting sold by Howie Bling, and which one has too much goop? Actually, I don't think I want to know. Some of these emoji are nasty....
#115: Eye of the Chug Jug (Video Game)
Emojidrome - March 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsPlay Minecraft to cook some raw fish, Because they smell really nasty. Kill some more before you get on their plate, So you don't get to feel the pain. And then you craft and mine and dig, To gain experience points ya. And then you strike to get row pork from pigs, It has no end but it's still t...
#114: Gargoyle Twink (Wind Face)
Emojidrome - February 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsBrrr! It's cold out there! Come inside and warm up with the "Wind Face" emoji! Which of these windy Wendys is full of cold air, and which ones are blowing smoke? How many of them are ghosts, and which ones have been turned to stone? Stay tuned for a weather report, Boohbah hell, Jack Black Clap ...
#113: Felonious Shrink (Nerd Face)
Emojidrome - February 01, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsCan you blame us for going wild when this is essentially the Minion emoji? Stay tuned for Howie in trouble, South Park shipping, our Space Jam sequel theories, Gru CBT, Homestuck-based psychic damage, and more! Follow along here: https://emojipedia.org/nerd-face/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.c...
#112: Small Meat Energy (Pinching Hand)
Emojidrome - January 13, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsWelcome to 2021! We're a normal podcast for normal people in this very normal year. This week, we talk about the "Pinching Hand" emoji! Which of these fabulous fingers are truly pinching, and which ones are indicating meat of a less-than-average size? How many of them have undergone "the surgery...
#111: Flat Fox Friday (Fox)
Emojidrome - December 31, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsThe world's "most neurotypical podcast" returns with the "Fox" emoji! Which of these orange fellows is straight out of an anime, and which one makes the best fursuit? How many of these canids qualify as "smexy," and which ones have opinions on abortion? Stay tuned for Sephiroth, Animoji, the nit...
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